Energy Advisory Board meeting May 5
The Garfield County Energy Advisory Board meeting takes place Thursday, May 5, from 6 – 7:20 p.m. The agenda for the meeting is now available. The Garfield County Energy Advisory Board (EAB) is hosting an educational presentation on the Local economic impacts of state oil and gas rulemakings on Thursday, May 5, at the Garfield County Rifle Administration Building, 195 W. 14th Street, 2nd floor in Rifle. EAB meeting
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Garfield County joins PILT lawsuit
GARFIELD COUNTY, CO – Garfield County has joined a class-action lawsuit that seeks to reimburse counties that were underpaid payment in-lieu of taxes (PILT) funds from 2015 through 2017. If successful, Garfield County stands to receive an estimated $121,931 reimbursement through the legal action. The federal government pays PILT to local governments for federal lands within their boundaries that aren’t subjected to property taxes. The amount due is determined by a statutorily defined formula. In 2008, Congress made full funding of PILT mandatory through 2014. The 2015 legislation requiring PILT payments was less direct, and the government took the position
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Garfield County supports rural natural gas initiative
GARFIELD COUNTY, Colo. – Garfield County has urged the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to support the use of natural gas to generate electricity in northwest Colorado, thereby strengthening the regional economy. The Garfield County Board of County Commissioners is backing the Western States Rural Gas Initiative, which aims to facilitate the delivery of natural gas to new markets. As part of the initiative, Xcel Energy has proposed the creation of an electricity generation facility that operates on natural gas on the Western Slope. If approved, the facility would generate 700 megawatts of electricity. In a letter to Jeffery Ackerman,
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